--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 lingvosound2resdb_SOURCES = lingvosound2resdb.cpp
 
 dir2resdatabase_LDFLAGS = 
-dir2resdatabase_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS)
+dir2resdatabase_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) -lz
 dir2resdatabase_SOURCES = dir2resdatabase.cpp resourcewrap.hpp \
 	libcommon.cpp libcommon.h
 
 resdatabase2dir_LDFLAGS = 
-resdatabase2dir_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS)
+resdatabase2dir_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) -lz
 resdatabase2dir_SOURCES = resdatabase2dir.cpp resourcewrap.hpp \
 	libcommon.cpp libcommon.h
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 buddhist_SOURCES = buddhist.cpp
 
 tabfile_LDFLAGS =
-tabfile_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS)
+tabfile_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) -lz
 tabfile_SOURCES = tabfile.cpp libtabfile.cpp libtabfile.h libcommon.cpp \
 	libcommon.h resourcewrap.hpp
 
@@ -173,17 +173,17 @@
 tabfile2sql_SOURCES = tabfile2sql.cpp
 
 babylon_LDFLAGS =
-babylon_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS)
+babylon_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) -lz
 babylon_SOURCES = babylon.cpp libbabylonfile.cpp libbabylonfile.h \
 	libcommon.cpp libcommon.h resourcewrap.hpp
 
 stardict2txt_LDFLAGS =
-stardict2txt_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS)
+stardict2txt_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) -lz
 stardict2txt_SOURCES = stardict2txt.cpp libstardict2txt.cpp libstardict2txt.h \
 	libcommon.cpp libcommon.h resourcewrap.hpp
 
 stardict_dict_update_LDFLAGS = 
-stardict_dict_update_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS)			
+stardict_dict_update_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) -lz
 stardict_dict_update_SOURCES = stardict_dict_update.cpp
 
 fest2dict_LDFLAGS = 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 
 bgl2txt_DEPENDENCIES = libbgl2txt.a
 bgl2txt_LDFLAGS =
-bgl2txt_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) -lz libbgl2txt.a
+bgl2txt_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) libbgl2txt.a -lz
 bgl2txt_SOURCES = bgl2txt.cpp libcommon.h libcommon.cpp
 
 stardict_index_LDFLAGS =
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 
 stardict_verify_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(LIBXML_CFLAGS)
 stardict_verify_LDFLAGS =
-stardict_verify_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS)
+stardict_verify_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) -lz
 stardict_verify_SOURCES = stardict_verify.cpp libstardictverify.cpp \
 	libstardictverify.h libcommon.cpp libcommon.h resourcewrap.hpp \
 	ifo_file.hpp ifo_file.cpp lib_res_store.cpp lib_res_store.h \
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 
 stardict_bin2text_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(LIBXML_CFLAGS)
 stardict_bin2text_LDFLAGS =
-stardict_bin2text_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS)
+stardict_bin2text_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) -lz
 stardict_bin2text_SOURCES = stardict_bin2text.cpp \
 	lib_stardict_bin2text.cpp lib_stardict_bin2text.h \
 	lib_binary_dict_parser.cpp lib_binary_dict_parser.h lib_dict_data_block.cpp lib_dict_data_block.h  \
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 
 stardict_text2bin_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(LIBXML_CFLAGS)
 stardict_text2bin_LDFLAGS =
-stardict_text2bin_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) $(LIBXML_LIBS)
+stardict_text2bin_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) $(LIBXML_LIBS) -lz
 stardict_text2bin_SOURCES = stardict_text2bin.cpp \
 	lib_stardict_text2bin.cpp lib_stardict_text2bin.h resourcewrap.hpp \
 	ifo_file.hpp ifo_file.cpp libcommon.cpp libcommon.h \
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 stardict_editor_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(LIBXML_CFLAGS)
 stardict_editor_DEPENDENCIES = libbgl2txt.a
 stardict_editor_LDFLAGS =
-stardict_editor_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) $(LIBXML_LIBS) -lz libbgl2txt.a
+stardict_editor_LDADD = $(STARDICT_LIBS) $(LIBXML_LIBS) libbgl2txt.a -lz
 stardict_editor_SOURCES = stardict-editor.cpp libtabfile.cpp libtabfile.h \
 	libcommon.cpp libcommon.h libbabylonfile.cpp libbabylonfile.h \
 	libstardict2txt.cpp libstardict2txt.h libstardictverify.cpp \